Your Vehicle's Hissy Fit (AC System)
October 20, 2024
When you hear hissing sounds coming from your vehicle, you might start thinking the worst. One type of hissing coming from around your air conditioner may be a normal sound, or it could be a sign of serious trouble. First - the normal sound. When you turn off your vehicle, the refrigerant goes... More
Air Conditioning Maintenance at Tuffy Chicago (Diversey Pkwy) in Chicago
June 2, 2024
Warm weather or cold, Chicago drivers still need to think about their vehicle's air conditioning. Most Chicago people don't service their air conditioning until after it fails. At Tuffy Chicago (Diversey Pkwy), we can advise you on your vehicle manufacturers preventive maintenance schedules for ... More
A Hot Mess (AC System-Compresser)
March 31, 2024
Air conditioning used to be a real luxury in a vehicle, but now it's standard in most. Your vehicle's air conditioning system is built to last a pretty long time, but like anything mechanical, sometimes it fails. It helps to know a little about how the A/C works. There's a compressor that press... More
Losing Your Cool (Why is My Air Conditioning System Not Working?)
February 11, 2024
When you turn on the air conditioning in your vehicle, you expect cool air to come out of the vents. You depend on it, especially in hot weather, but it can also be important in humid weather when you need it to help defrost your windows and windshield. The air conditioning system has a lot of p... More
Full of Hot Air (Air Conditioning)
December 25, 2022
In warm weather, you want to be in a cool vehicle. When we're talking cool, we don't mean stylish or trendy, but cool as in not sweltering inside. And if your vehicle's air conditioner stops working correctly, it seems to always break at the worst timeduring a heat wave. Automotive air conditio... More
Air Conditioning Service in Chicago
August 26, 2022
Hey Chicago! Let's talk about one of our Illinois summertime must-haves: your car A/C. It's real easy for Chicago drivers to take their car's air conditioner for granted. Just push the right buttons and out comes cool, dry, clean air. But your air conditioning system needs attention from time to ... More
Not So Cool (Air Conditioning Systems)
August 14, 2022
There's nothing quite like getting in your vehicle on a hot day, switching on the air conditioning and having warm air blow out of the vents. You may have had no problem for months and then, one day, you are driving around in a sauna. You're hot stuff, but not in a good way! So what goes wrong w... More
A Cold Day in Chicago ? Air Conditioning Service at Tuffy Chicago (Diversey Pkwy)
July 29, 2022
Most Chicago drivers worry about a breakdown or a tire blowout on a busy Illinois highway, but don't worry too much about failure of their air conditioning system. A breakdown on the side of the road can be a miserable and dangerous affair during Chicago rush hour, but so can a long ride in a ho... More
Busted! Air Conditioning (Air Conditioning Maintenance)
June 6, 2021
Your vehicle's air conditioning is something you count on when the weather heats up. But there's bound to be a day when you turn it on and one of these things happens: Only warm air blows out Cold air starts blowing out but then it turns warm on its own It's not blowing air at all It blows smel... More
Automotive Tips from Tuffy Chicago (Diversey Pkwy): Making Your A/C System Last Longer
May 5, 2019
Chicago drivers know that if their air conditioning system isnt making cool air like it used to, there is a problem. It may be as simple as adding more of the right kind of refrigerant.Your A/C requires special compressor oil, which circulates through the system along with the refrigerant, to lub... More